1883 in Brazil

Events in the year 1883 in Brazil.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Pedro II
 * Prime Minister:
 * Marquis of Paranaguá (until 24 May)
 * Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira (from 24 May)

Events

 * January 21 - Elias Augusto da Silva launches the Reformador, a revision of the Federação Espírita Brasileira.
 * July 24 - Campos dos Goytacazes, in the province of Rio de Janeiro, is the first city in Brazil to have street lights.
 * September 30 - Mossoró, in the province of Rio Grande do Norte, is the first city in Brazil to abolish slavery.

Births

 * May 18 - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, minister of war 1936-1945, president 1946-1951
 * June 20 - Oliveira Viana, historian and jurist
 * October 22 - Abílio Barreto, poet
 * November 27 - Belfort Duarte, footballer

Deaths

 * April 11 - Arsênio da Silva, painter and photographer
 * May 1 - Qorpo-Santo (real name José Joaquim de Campos Leão), journalist and playwright